Betty Comden

WHEN I was a young writer and wore a pencil behind my ear without a hint of irony, I swore a great many things. One was that I would never adapt anything. My ideas would spring anew from my dramatic imagination and the world would rejoice -- though...

Events schedules frequently change. It's best to call the venue before you go. Annie Russell Theatre The theater is on the campus of Rollins College, 1000 Holt Ave., Winter Park. Season tickets are $50 and $60 for general audiences, $47 and $57 for...

It seems as if everything there is to know about choreographer Jerome Robbins is in this hefty biography, Somewhere. Author Amanda Vaill had access to Robbins' journals and diaries, as well as to his notes about his projects for Broadway and, later,...

Betty Comden, who with her partner Adolph Green wrote some of the most memorable songs of the 20th century, including "New York, New York," "Just in Time" and the heart-wrenching "Never-Never-Land" from "Peter Pan," has died. She was believed to be 89....

We sure don't like our wrinkles! After the on anti-aging goos, readers want to join the conversation. Thanks for your suggestions on other things to try (or reject). In the interest of all of us who want to remain young, here you go: Anna Gunter Kaplan,...

What do you think of the WGA list? ++++++++++++++++++++ || 1. || CASABLANCA Screenplay by Julius J. & Philip G. Epstein and Howard Koch. Based on the play "Everybody Comes to Rick's" by Murray Burnett and Joan Alison || || 2. || THE GODFATHER...

3 stars (out of 4) Those of us who love Broadway have been killing it off for almost a century, at least as far back as George Kaufman's famed epitaph for "the fabulous invalid." But few have doomed or glorified the Great White Way with as convincing...

Say this for Brooke Shields in "Wonderful Town," she has guts. But let's not be stingy. Shields, who dares to replace the dazzling Donna Murphy in one of the most demanding musical- comedy star turns on Broadway, also happens to have grown into a major...

By the time Rick McKay made it to New York in the '80s with dreams of becoming a singer, he discovered that the Broadway he had learned about in movies and TV while growing up in Indiana no longer existed. Imports, shows with prerecorded music and...

The following is a list of theatrical productions: ANNIE RUSSELL THEATRE The theater is on the campus of Rollins College, 1000 Holt Ave., Winter Park. Season tickets are $50 and $60 for general audiences and $47 and $57 for seniors. Second-stage shows...

Talk about great comic timing. Just when it seemed that all the commercial musicals in this busy beast of a season were going to be, at best, mixed blessings, along comes "Wonderful Town" - a big wet kiss for old-time Broadway, dream-boat Manhattan and...

- See where this movie is playing. ++++++++++++++++++++ || Make a night of it. Find: - Recommended dining - Recommended bars || ++++++++++++++++++++ "Singin' in the Rain" is a movie that can make you just about dizzy with happiness. Almost...